picnic
noun
an excursion or outing in which the participants carry food with them and share a meal in the open air.
were picnicking
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past progressiveof picnic.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Looking across the lawn, where folks were picnicking and lounging on blankets while listening to a jazz trio, the quilts’ bold colors seemed to energetically vibrate in the lush green landscape.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
Pointing to a grove of trees where people were picnicking at a social distance, she recalled how the homeless used to congregate on the lawn in cardboard shelters covered in blue tarps.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2020
Cafés were full to the brim, and people were picnicking in parks, on the same blanket.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2020
A rock band was playing, children were laughing, and families were picnicking on the grass.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2015
Now they were picnicking near where their apartment used to be.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
